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Tetanus presenting as dysphagia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. Kasanzew ,
B. Browne  and
P. Dawes
M. Kasanzew
Affiliation:
Senior House Officer in Ear Nose and Throat Surgery, Southmead Hospital, Bristol
B. Browne
Affiliation:
Registrar in Anaesthetics, Southmead Hospital, Bristol
P. Dawes*
Affiliation:
Registrar in Ear Nose and Throat Surgery, Southmead Hospital, Bristol
*
Mr. Patrick Dawes, 37 Eastfield Road, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS9 4AE
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 103 , Issue 2 , February 1989 , pp. 229 - 230
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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